Temperature Guidelines

Though the vestiges of winter are still around, spring will soon be here, and with it warmer temperatures. The change over from winter heating to spring/summer cooling is not always easy to handle in many of our buildings. Usually physical plant personnel make the needed adjustments relatively quickly. Still there are times when conditions become uncomfortable if not outright oppressive.

There is no specific high temperature limit cited in our contract (see Article 25, section 18), but reporting the measured temperature and humidity to one's supervisor and requesting that he/she pursue resolution is the first step. The contract does provide for an alternative work location if the employee's current worksite climate can not be improved. The Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety provides guidelines for Indoor Air Quality.